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I know I joked about Tony Romo’s lack of good judgment in last week’s link dump about kicking it to Sophia Bush and not me, but Britney Spears…?

Carrie Underwood - Sophia Bush - Britney? 

@#*&@!

I’m no scientist but if that’s not a downward trend, I’m not sure what is.  Rock bottom can’t be too far away.

I mean seriously, what’s a girl got to do?  Like millions of other girls that Romo could be dating, I am without child, athletically built, charming, funny, acerbic, and NOT CRAZY. 

Oh, and not to mention that you won’t have to bleach your privates after hooking up with me.

The only thing I can think of is that this is a cry for help.  Sort of like the T.O. pill incident last year.  I don’t know what kind of demons are swirling inside Romo - he seems like a pretty happy-go-lucky guy - but as they say, never judge a book by its cover.  For the love of God, will someone in the Dallas Cowboy organization please stage an intervention.

Posted by | Madison | in News, October posts

Excuse me as I go on a bit of a tangent on our little sports betting and football blog:

Q: Hey, Red Sox fans, your team just won the World Series, what are you going to do?

A: Fak Disneyland, we’ah gunna riot in d’streets!

Q: You guys won it in Colorado.

A: Fak Colorado.  The Yankees suck!  Go Pats!

Deuce of Davenport has a bunch of dark videos of Red Sox fans to prove it.

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This could be another historic weekend as Brett Favre, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning all have the chance to become the first quarterback to ever beat all 31 other NFL teams. While Favre and the Packers take on Kansas City (on Nov.4th), Brady and the Pats take on Washington, and Manning and the Colts take on the Panthers on a short week.

Manning is 0-2 against the Panthers and Favre is 0-5 in his career against The Chiefs but I just don’t see Dungy or McCarthy treating this upcoming game any differently. However, over in New England…

The Redskins beat Brady and the Pats back in 2003. He threw two picks and you know that the sour taste of that loss hasn’t left the mouths of Machiabellichik and company. Can’ you imagine him in his cave trying to game plan ways to destroy and humiliate Joe Gibbs for having the audacity to take over a team that beat the Pats? A sneak attack on Joe Gibbs Racing?

Dungy is the first coach to beat all 32 teams and the article does not fail to note that at various points of their careers, these quarterbacks, especially Favre have been blamed for beating themselves with bad decisions:

Some might even joke that Manning, Brady and Favre will have beaten all 32 teams, since each could be accused of beating their own occasionally with mistakes.

And if both the Colts and the Patriots win, they’ll remain undefeated, adding another storyline to their Beat Down in the Dome Mega Story next week.

Usually, we leave the picking here to Alikat but if I were asked who I thought would be most likely to lose, I’d have to say the Packers but I’m going to throw my hat in with My Brain Says Rage on the 24-21 Redskins win. Their other takedown of Boston fans is equally delicious.

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This one is for all you pussies who are barely in your 30’s and you bitch and moan about how old you feel: 44-year old Vinny Testaverde might start this Sunday for the Carolina Panthers.  With Jake Delhomme and Brett Basanez out for the season, it’s either going to be undrafted rookie Matt Moore or Testaverde if David Carr cannot play due to the injury to his lower back he suffered from a Will Smith sack.

Testaverde is going to be 44 next month.  With all these old athletes still playing, social security and AARP must be totally messed up.  Our seniors shouldn’t have to put their bodies on the line.  They shouldn’t have to choose between putting food on the table or not getting hurt.  Our world is sick.  Sick I tell you.

And just to prove my point -

Posted by | Madison | in News, October posts

The biggest game thus far in the season is on tap for Sunday. Thanks to the World Wide Leader, we now know it as “The Duel in Dallas.” Great. My life is complete.

Anyway, as usual, with these heavyweight match ups, it’s the mini match ups that are often the most interesting. Tom Brady vs. Tony Romo is no contest; Brady wins hands down in the hotness and quarterbackyness match up.

But what about the little battle of ka-razy at wide receiver? Terrell Owens vs. Randy Moss is a match up of CRAZY in line with the magnitude of the “Rumble in the Jungle.”

Here’s our tale of the tape of how the two wide receivers match up:

PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: Owens was abused by his father; Moss kicked high school teammates and was later kicked out of two college programs.

ADVANTAGE: Moss. Being abused gives Owens a “nurture” reason for his craziness. Moss’ crazy is pure “nature” and that is dangerous because it is not fully understood. If that sounds smart, that’s because it is. I read.

HEALTH REGIMEN: Owens sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber; Moss smokes pot.

ADVANTAGE: Owens, by a mile. Anytime you’re associated with Michael Jackson, the King of Crazy, you are in elite company.

OFF FIELD ACTIVITIES: Owens works out in the driveway, overdoses on pills, and still finds time to write children’s books; Moss runs over traffic cops.

ADVANTAGE: Owens is just way more prolific off the field than Moss is, who really needs to step it up in this category.

CANCER RISK: Owens called Jeff Garcia gay and turned Donovan McNabb into a shell of his former self; Moss had a coach create the Randy Ratio, left the field early in Minnesota, hated being in Oakland, and has been proud of taking plays off.

ADVANTAGE: Push. I’m inclined to give it to Moss but Owens ruined two pretty good teams. Moss is more of a silent killer while Owens is a more, in your face killer.

TAUNTING: Owens spiked the ball on the Dallas star twice and signed an autograph in the Seattle endzone; Moss mooned the fans in Green Bay.

ADVANTAGE: Owens, as the “original celebrator” in the NFL, has spawned so many imitators.

Overall winner: With a score of 3-1, Owens is the craziest receiver in the NFL. We had a prize package consisting of ten therapy sessions all worked out but decided that we’d rather spend Saturday at the spa. Sorry, T.O.

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I meant to write a post about Travis Henry and his possible suspension for his third violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy but was derailed by this video from Deadspin. Be warned that it is disturbing and not only because there are mascots taunting a cheerleader.

If Roger Goodell was really serious about conduct in the NFL, he should send Freddie Falcon to go hang with Michael Vick on an indefinite suspension, immediately, if not sooner.

Meanwhile, here’s that Travis Henry post:

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With the Patriots going to the Super Bowl to play against a team from the NFC, one of the few interesting stories to follow for the remaining 3/4 of the season is the great NFL mystery of 2007 we now know as the NFC and AFC west.

This year, the wests are wild indeed. In the NFC West, you have The Niners who are listing Michael Robinson, a running back, and Arnaz Battle, a wide receiver at three on the depth chart for quarterback.

Not content to run the ill-fated 3-4/4-3 hybrid defense, The Cardinals are further experimenting with the first ever quarterback platoon, a match-up innovation long used in BASEBALL. With Matt Leinart getting his drink on until he’s cross-eyed on Sauvigion Blanc and then crying to reporters that he wants his team to “ride or die with him,” this just can’t go on.

The Rams can’t block and have benched $60 million dollar man Marc Bulger to “let him rest” and are pinning their hopes on a win with Linehan BBF Gus Frerotte. The division is just one Matt Hasselbeck injury away from Charlie Frye doing his best Jeff Garcia impression in the Emerald City.

And it doesn’t get any less wild in the AFC West, a division that every team wants to win but no team seems to have the cojones or a chance to win. The Chargers are dying a slow death from that damn STD Norv Turner.

The Broncos suddenly can’t win in Denver. I don’t care that Travis Henry could be suspended for his possible third violation of the substance abuse policy. It just means Selvin Young will be catapulted into premier running back status - pick him up in your fantasy teams, if you haven’t already.

Daunte Culpepper’s getting his roll on in Oakland, doing his best impression of an old, fat Vince Young but still may not the starter, maybe.

And can you believe the Chiefs are .500?

I’ll admit that the NFC South has some real intrigue and the Lions in the North will make it interesting as they march to ten wins to become this year’s Saints. The AFC North could provide for some good drama if the Ravens can get their act together.

At the quarter mark of the season, which divisional stories interest you the most?